Musculoskeletal system: miscellaneous
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- acromi/o
- acromion (projection of scapula) ex. acromi/o/clavic/ular relating to the acromion of the collarbone
- ankyl/o
- stiff joint, fusion or growing together of parts ex. ankyl/osis abnormal condition of stiff joint
- chondr/o
- cartilage ex. chondr/itis inflammation of the cartilage
- condyl/o
- condyle (rounded protuberance at the end of a bone forming an articulation) ex. condyl/ectomy excision of the condyle
- lamin/o
- lamina (part of vertebral arch) ex.lamin/ectomy excision of the lamina
- leimy/o
- smooth (visceral) muscle ex. leiomy/oma tumor of the smooth visceral muscle
- myel/o
- bone marrow, spinal cord ex. myel/o/cele hernia of the bone marrow
- my/o
- muscle ex. myo/scler/osis abnormal condition of the hardening of the muscle
- orth/o
- straight ex. orth/o/ped/ic pertaining to the children
- oste/o
- bone ex. oste/oma tumor of the bone
- rhabd/o
- rod ex. rhabd/oid resembling a rod
- rhabdomy
- striated (skeletal) muscle ex. rhabdomy/oma tumor of the striated(skeletal) muscle
- ten/o tend/o tendin/o
- tendon ex. ten/o/tomy incision of the tendon tend/o/tome instrument to cut the tendon tendin/itis inflammation of the tendon